Aaron Copland: Biography

• Overview
• Discography
• Biography
• Related Artists

• Ned Rorem
• Leonard Bernstein

• Nadia Boulanger
• Virgil Thomson

• Henry Brant
• Paul Bowles
• Ned Rorem
• Paul Creston
• Samuel Barber
• Leonard Bernstein
• Sven Einar Englund

• Ron Clearfield

• New Philharmonia Orchestra
• London Symphony Orchestra
• Boston Symphony Orchestra

Born:

Dec 31, 1969 in Brooklyn, NY

Died:

Dec 2, 1990 in North Tarrytown, NY

Genres:

Music, Classical Music, General Classical Music, Modern Classical Music

Artistic Quality

Medium

Cultural Impact

Medium

Ratings Guide

An American composer of film scores, opera, piano, chamber music, and other forms. Copland is best known for his ballet music ("Appalachian Spring," 1944; "Rodeo," 1942) and his orchestral works ("Lincoln Portrait," 1942; "Fanfare for the Common Man," 1942). Sincerely concerned about relating to a wide public without compromising his music, Copland succeeded brilliantly both with more complex works like the "Piano Variations" and "Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson" (1949-1950) and the subtle simplicity of his highly popular ballet music suites. He was the quintessential American nationalist composer.

- Blue Gene Tyranny, All Music Guide